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>> welcome to aljazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. >> palestinian backlash in the west bank, overnight, palestinian supporters clashing with israeli forces during a rally in ramallah. >> six more killed during israeli air strikes this morning, killing 40 people including women and children. >> nick schiffron joins us from

southern israel. put into context what the situation is right now. >> all i have to do is point at one thing to show you the situation, that plume of gray smoke, that was a huge israeli air strike into gaza about a minute ago and that is what's happening on the ground, situation definitely escalating. on the one side from gaza, you have a lot of palestinian fighters firing a huge amount of rockets, over 100. it's unprecedented, some of those rockets reaching farther into israel than ever before, one targeting haifa, a mile from here. we have a huge bar acknowledge of air strikes from drones, from the sea overnight and continues to hit gaza hard.

>> the military said its dropped 8,000 pounds of bombs. they blow apart people's homes and devastate neighborhood. in israel, even the more cherished of ceremonies can be interrupted. [ sirens ] >> those are air raid sirens, as the guests realized what's happening, the camera shows an israel missile trying to intercept a rocket. they've targeted deeper into israel gram gaza than ever before. this rocket is intercepted as the bride makes a quick get away. >> we want to come out of this with a different reality where the people in israel don't have to live in fear of those incoming rockets from gaza. that's what we're trying to achieve. >> israel is vowing to expand its campaign. last night, we filmed a dozen attacks in less than 30 seconds.

the people of gaza will walk through more devastated neighborhoods. the strikes have killed children as well as fighters. >> they were hit by a drone missile sitting in front of their house. from god we came and god we will return. >> we spent the afternoon in a small israeli community between here and gaza yesterday and about 5:00 p.m., all of the residents there got a code red. what was happening and we are going to show you video released by the israeli army now is that two palestinian fighters had come by boat into a small community inside of israel for tried to get into that community. in response, two israeli soldiers opened fire and shot those two fighters and being in that community, you saw a lot of fear, but also confidence that the israeli forces were taking care of it.

>> we're hearing talks of a ceasefire this morning. is there anything there? >> i think it's important for everyone to realize that israel and hamas talk, and through intermedaries, in the past, egypt has brokered ceasefires between israel and hamas and into the days leading up to the current escalation, it's not clear if those are happening right now. israel doesn't seem to be going through that i understander mediary right now, because their campaign of escalation has increased and they seem not to be interested in having any kind of talk about a ceasefire, at least now. >> it's quite possible that hamas is ready now for some kind of ceasefire, because hamas is being hit and they'll be going to their friends at the united nations and saying ceasefire. if hamas just gets a ceasefire

and we have more rockets on israel a month from now, nothing will be achieved. >> you do hear israel has no intentions of stopping this bombing anytime soon. >> stay with aljazeera for the latest on the situation there. in 15 minutes, we'll have a report from gaza. >> the president is going to texas today, the epicenter of the i am allegation debate, the white house pushing for reforms and money to stop the flow of children coming from mexico. we have team coverage for. you mike viqueira is in washington, d.c. we'll start with jonathan martin who is at the border in tax. what's on top of the agenda for the president in texas today? >> the president will be making a couple of stops here, visiting dallas and austin, but won't be coming to the border, which is

something he's been heavily criticized for, not just by congress, but also governor rick perry. the president himself has called this a humanitarian cries. he agreed to meet with governor perry and religious leaders for a round table discussion to talk about what's going on here, specifically that is the huge wave of undocumented children who are unaccompanied coming cross the border. there have been about 50,000 of those children coming alone across the border since october, and that is a staggering number when you consider just a couple of years ago, the numbers were less than three times that -- the number now is three times what it was just a few years ago. >> how are the border towns where you are reacting to the in flux of migrants? >> really, here in mccallen

texas, the people coming over, the immigrants have been met with a lot of aid as opposed to anger, as you will know, a lot of the churches here, catholic charities are helping, the mayor saying we're going to treat these people with dignity and respect. this is a humanitarian issue at the end of the day. there is a lot of aid they're getting, shelters allowing folks to stay. they're being set up with toiletries, the women with children getting a lot of help. at least here, that's a little different, they are getting a lot of help and aid. >> tale of two border crossings. thank you very much. >> president obama's visit to texas comes on the heels of a big funding request to help solve the crisis. the white house asked congress for $3.7 billion in emergency funds. our white house correspondent mike viqueira is in washington

this morning. mike, how will all that money be used? >> first of all, congress has to approve it and that is an iffy prospect this morning, stephanie. let's stick to the details of exactly what the president has asked for. $3.7 billion to direct towards the border and at least half of that to work and care for many of these unaccompanied children that jonathan was just talking about, once they are inside the united. $879 million for detention and removal of adults traveling with children, $364 million to beef up border patrol and $1.8 billion to care for unaccompanied children. one thing that is controversial in this proposal and something of a surprise, additional prosecution capacity for those adults to bring deportation proceedings against those adults who travel to this country with children. >> the white house also says it's hoping to speed up the deportation process. can you tell us more about how they plan to do that?

>> this is a separate proposal. it's very interesting the way the white house is approaching this, and very controversial not only with republicans, but departments as well and immigration reform odd have a coats including many in the his panic and latino community. the white house said most of these children are not eligible, cannot qualify to stay under current law. they're going to be sent back to their homes mostly in central america. what the white us is proposing and says its working with congress to do, an iffy prospect at best is to expedite the process to the secretary of home land security can foreshorten or collapse telescope the deportation process and send them back even quicker. >> mike viqueira, reporting live from washington, thank you. >> coming up, the politics behind the i am allegation issue. >> before the president heads to texas, he was talking about the economy in colorado last night. last night in denver, he played

pool, shared a beer with the governor there. the president is expected to say that congress is not doing enough to create opportunities for the middle class. >> the department of veterans affairs is now apologizing to its workers following complaints that whistle blowers facing retaliation. the office of special counsel is looking into 67 claims of retaliation against workers who complained about poor care or long wait times at the v.a. a house panel held a hearing on the subject last night. >> a discovery at a top medical research center, several vials of small pox had been forgotten for decades in a storage room at the national institute for health. >> small pox is obviously a deadly disease. >> yes, it certainly is. it's one of the deadliest diseases to ever affect mankind. it has not been seen in the u.s. since the 1940's until now. the scientists cleaning a back

room made the discovery. the six vials were packed in a cardboard box, shoved in the back of a cold reridge rarity. the vials have likely been there since the 1950's. officials say they pose no health threat and are now at the centers for disease control. they'll be tested to see if they're infectious, then destroyed. >> after a worldwide campaign to eradicate the disease, all of the world's small pox samples were sent to the c.d.c. in atlanta and a russian lab in siberia. in our next hour, more on small pox, including the symptoms and how deadly can it be. those answers coming up. >> a powerful storm in central new york killed four people overnight, including a mother and daughter. the severe weather left 50,000 people without power in madison county in the syracuse area. strong winds destroyed four homes. >> those winds causing all that

damage from ohio up to the northeast. >> nicole mitchell is here with more on that storm. >> one of the interesting things about yesterday, over 400 reports, almost all of that was winds. those winds gusting over 40 miles per hour or greater is usually what we see for the criteria for that. that was for the front that moved through the region. cleared out now improving conditions is good news, but dramatic scenes in the meantime. numerous reports this morning, this out of rome, new york, you can see they're working on trees, numerous reports of trees down, power lines snapped. you might have to navigate around that if you're heading out this morning and deal with power outages through the day. here's a look at all of that damage. all the oranges, wimp is almost all the pings on the map, that is all wind damage. that's really what this storm was causing and also fouling on

roofs and cars. you need to be aware when we hear the severe weather, because trees cause damage. cooler air behind this, we'll have more on that coming up. >> when you have all that rain with that the root system just can't take it, the winds knock them over easily. >> very easily. >> the mississippi river is expected to crest 10 feet above flood level. towns along the illinois and missouri sides of the river is bracing for the worst. clarksville has left homeowners to fend for themselves. that's where we are this morning. good morning. >> good morning. i'm medal of downtown clarksville standing in about eight inches of the mississippi river. as you can see behind me, the river has come halfway up howard street, which is one of the main thorough fairs in town.

for the last week, the community has been sandbagging. as you can see behind me, the river has breached this barrier that they built, so the volunteers are going to have to come back and reinforce this. the river is supposed to crest here later today. >> the flood last year and this year has greatly hurt the economy here in clarksville. >> the mississippi river is a blessing and a curse for clarksville, missouri that it provides a scenic backdrop for a pictureesque downtown of store fronts and restaurants, but in recent years, flooding has caused major destruction in the town. last year, the city budgeted $400,000 to deal with last year's flood. last week, the town council voted against similar funding because they don't have the money, leaving people to fend for themselves. >> the people here in town got together, business owners, property owners, and they've done what they can.

>> mayor joanne smiley tells me with last year's money, the city was able to build a barrier protecting five blocks of river front, but the certify couldn't finance it this year. >> because we didn't have the money to purchase that product, everybody was pretty much left on their own to find their own method of defense. >> residents pitched in over the past few days. a local company donated 100 tons of sand, and bags were filled by anyone available, even inmates from a local prison. individual business owners had to get creative. >> right here in front of us, we've got a wall that's practically built in plywood, plywood and concrete barriers, street barriers. it's working. >> others in town are fed up, saying more needs to be done to protect the city. >> a lot of them say let it flood, forget about it. but, you know, this is our town. you can't just let it collapse. you have to stay here and fight for your town no matter what, whether it's crime for mother

nature, you to have fight for it. >> it is supposed to be warm and dry today, but a chance for rain tomorrow and over the weekend. >> looks like the whole town is underwater. thank you. >> the sign said touch the mississippi. i don't think that's what they had in mind. >> i think it's going the other way around. >> we've been talking about it all morning, another volatile night in the middle east. >> more rockets fired at israel by hamas. in gaza, israel is targeting its air strikes. how this escalation mirrors many clashes of the past. >> the di if ant donald sterling taking the stand. who the clipper's owner went after to prevent his wife from selling the team. >> it was a debacle for host country brazil. >> $7 billion, it's our big

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>> yet another big bank in talks to settle, today's big number, $7 billion is the amount that citigroup may have to pay the justice department. >> the settlement with citigroup comes on the heels of the government's $8.9 billion with the french bank to settle criminal charges. >> last november's report $13 billion settlement with j.p. morgan chase for selling shoddy mortgages. >> they are calling it the blue flu in memphis, more than 500 police officers ever called out sick this week protesting cuts in their health benefits. the new city budget increases health insurance premiums and takes away sub subsidies for retiree's over 65. >> we want to turn back to israel where the escalating violence is overwhelming hospitals. doctors are strapped for

supplies as the injured pour in. all medical resources could be exhausted within days if the aerial assaults continue. israel said one air strike killed a senior member of a palestinian rebel group. we have the latest from gaza. >> this is the result of what israel calls a targeted assassination. their target was a seen nor commander with islamic jihad, one of the militant groups here in gaza currently firing rockets at israel, saying this is in retaliation for what israel is doing to civilians here. [ explosion ] >> there you go, that was another attack we heard. this is the result of what is a precision strike called by israel. the family sitting here with him, not only has he lost his life, but his mother, wife, two brothers and nephew and three of the children are in hospital. >> that is our stephanie decker reporting from gaza. yes, you can see sometimes our

reporters end up caught in a crossfire. >> a former israel diplomat and deputy chief emission, and senior fellow for middle east politics joins us this morning. thanks for being with us. strehl prime minister benjamin netanyahu told military commanders to take the gloves off with relation to their fight with hamas. what exactly does that mean? >> it means that after days of restraint by the israeli government and dial forces, after hundreds, a barrage of hundreds of rockets and missiles fired from the gaza strip, israel can no longer sit by and has to respond to this clear provocation by hamas. >> so far, no israelis have been killed in the rocket fire coming

from hamas. dozens of people have been killed by israeli air strikes. do you believe this is a proportionate honest? >> i believe it is very restrained response by israel. israel has conducted surgical strikes against clear hamas operations targets in the gaza strip. israel also dispersed leaflets warning--by air, warning citizens of gaza to flee from area they are launches strikes against target. >> we have seen pictures of children that have been injured. we know of three children that have been killed, seven women that have been killed. how surgical can the strikes really be, given how densely populated gaza is? >> you're right. i think it is a challenge to the israeli forces, but they are to the best of my knowledge doing

their best in order to avoid civilian casualties, targets those that are masterminding these launching rockets against israel. >> does escalation at this point serve either side's interests here? does it make anyone safer? >> i think that israel clearly does not want to escalate this further. i think that if it would have been quiet, israel would have responded with quiet. i don't think that israel wants to or plans to take over the gaza strip. let me remind you, israel in 2005 evacuated gaza never to return and finds itself in the process of these last nine years in a third large-scale conflict with hamas in gaza. it's not clear as to the motives of hamas. they're driving a policy which seems not connected, no connection between the military wing and political king. when the ground operatives of

dictating to the leadership the course of events, this is very regretful. >> gaza has been under israel-imposed blockade since 2011. former deputy chief of mission at the embassy of israel, sir, thanks for being with us this morning. >> thank you, have a good day. >> donald sterling trying to stop his estranged wife from selling the los angeles clippers. he testified in superior court for nearly an hour tuesday. the former clippers owner went back and forth with her lawyer, berating him with distajing comments. sterling argued she can't sell without his permission because revoked the family trust last month. >> if you are a brazilian soccer fan waking up this morning -- >> are there any of those here today? >> there are some. it was not just a bad dream.

>> some call it a brazilian beat down. fit were a fight, it would have been called in the very first round. more on germany's big win and it was a huge win. >> i don't think anybody saw a win that have magnitude coming. team brazil and their fans were hopeful that playing mighty germany on brazilian soil could help them overcome the loss of their top scorer. brazil hasn't loft a non-friendly match at home since 1975. germany made the crowd abandon all hope, scoring six goals, a 5-0 lead at the half. brazilian fans looked on in stunned disbelief. germany wins 7-1. brazil becomes the first host nation to ever lose a match by three or more goals. holding himself accountable, he said it's a catastrophic result

which can be shared with the whole group, but i made the decisions, decided the lineups and tactics. the person responsible is me. it's the worst moment of my career. >> this 7-1 loss joins with brazil's 2-1 championship game upset defeat to you are guy as the country's most teeth-gnashing moments. >> there is some good here. brazil has pulled off a smooth -- >> yeah, it's been -- >> word cup. >> stephanie's husband is eduardo and is brazilian, my son-in-law is german. >> this will be down as the match that shall not be named in our family. we're going to have more reaction to brazil's devastating defeat. >> lets look at temperatures

across the nation today. a little hot here in the studio, nicole mitchell. >> let's see if we can cool things down. with we had has front that went through, the one that brought the wind damage to the northeast. behind that, not a lot, but a little bit of cooler air and also drier air, so not as humid, that will make it more comfortable. >> chicago at 64, places that were ahead of that are where that moved through overnight still in the 70's. there were a lot more 90s up the east coast yesterday, 80's today, not quite as sticky. into tomorrow morning, 50's, 60's, 70's along the coastline. that's weather where you can give the air conditioner a break and open the windows overnight. the rest of the country very warm, phoenix at 99 degrees. even a little cooler air this time of year i think we'll take it. >> feels a little like phoenix in the studio here. >> staying away from it.

>> the u.s. and iran once again finding common ground with the turmoil in iraq. >> all that after the islamic state taking over chemical weapons factories. we'll have a live report from baghdad. >> an exclusive aljazeera interview with nato secretary general about securing afghanistan. >> legal marijuana dealers are now open for business in washington state. what buyers are saying about waiting in line for hours to purchase pot. >> a pilot tries to make amends for passengers stranded on his plane. his special delivery is just one of the stories making headlines around the world.

>> we want to show you live images out of gaza where the air strikes have been escalating. you can see the smoke on the ground from where yet another shell has landed. good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. >> i'm stephanie sy. >> just hours after talking to president obama, the head of nato spoke exclusively to aljazeera. we'll have part of that

conversation ahead in this half hour. >> plus a crocodile attack caught on video. what the victim is saying. there you go. about what happened. >> in our next hour, panic at the world cup celebrations. we'll tell you what caused this wild scene. >> first a look at our top stories. another night of violence in the middle east, israel launching air strikes on gaza after hamas rockets were fired. those rockets were stopped by israel's iron domed defense system. >> president obama heading to texas a day after asking for nearly $4 billion to deal with the immigration crisis. he'll meet with governor rick perry, but won't go to the border towns at the heart of this debate. >> four killed in a storm that tore through central new york state. strong winds destroyed homes, knocking out power to 50,000 people around syracuse. >> u.s. officials say iran has sent three attack planes to the iraqi government and could be deployed against the islamic

state. fighting between that sunni rebel group and government forces in iraq continues. we are live from baghdad. the iraqis, i understand have discovered 50 bodies in a village south of baghdad. what more can you tell us about what happened? >> the iraqi authorities are saying it looks like these bodies were any kind folded and had their hands tied behind their back and buried in this mass grave. it happened in a mainly shia town. the army are investigating what happened and will release results as soon as they have them, but this will bring into mind those bad old days of 2006, 2007, 2008, when the sectarian war was at its height and we regularly saw this kind of brutal murder going on. what happened then, there was a tit for tat. you'd see bodies in sunni

neighborhoods and a ve very long attack in shia neighborhoods. a lot of people fear this might turn more toward a sectarian conflict we saw in the past. >> meanwhile to the west of you, there are reports of a helicopter shot down by rebels, another blow to the iraqi army. how much material support do these rebels have and how much of a threat to they pose to air attacks from the iraqi army? >> for a very long time, the iraqi army were dismissing the fact that they could shoot down these helicopters. we have it confirmed that they are using army equipment they stole from the iraqi army in tikrit and moss as you will and are using it against the iraqi army itself. if this is true, the iraqi army haven't confirmed it, this is what we're hearing from our sources, it means there are

people within the sunni rebels who know how to operate the equipment, former sadaam soldiers or people trained by those people. it means that the sunni rebels have a certain degree of knowledge that simply was being denied before and that's a ding russ precedent for the iraqi army. they were relying on those helicopters for air superiority. the if they can be shot down, that presents more danger. >> all of the talks surrounding president obama's trip to texas is surrounding immigration. the president will meet with rick perry, who has been critical of the president, challenging the president to go to the border. it appears that that won't happen and the two men are expected to sit down for a meeting. a professor of campaign

management at new york university joins us. one republican congressman saying this is president obama's katrina moment, comparing this to the cries after hurricane katrina where george w. bush flew over but didn't land on the ground. sarah palin saying the president should be impeached. are they being fair? >> there's a lot of talk about this being president obama's katrina moment. we heard that from the left, as well. he does have a political optics problem by not going on the ground. he does not want to be seen with these very young children and then have to take tough action deporting them. he is in a no-win situation. >> does that mean that the optics of this are taking precedence over the reality of what's happening on the ground? if the president doesn't want to be seen with young children deporting them, should the country be talking about deporting these young children? >> the president is going to be pushing democrats and immigration activists saying you have a choice, either we take a

tough stand on these poor children coming across the border and try to expand the dream act and give a pathway to citizenship, we can't do both. it's going to be an either-or situation. the republicans are in a bind on this one, as well. we've got both parties with in tractable problems. >> we were showing images of the protestors in california. this is the thing that seems baffling to so many. immigration reform has already passed the senate, a bipartisan deal. the chamber of commerce wants it. shouldn't they be protesting on capitol hill and not trying to stop the people that are trying to come into the country as opposed to doing something about it? >> they're doing exactly the opposite. you look at what happened to herric cantor, virginia, hardly a border state lost generally over his republican -- >> this is about politics. >> this is absolutely about politics. a challenge in tennessee, hitting on the same thing, supporting the very bill you just mentioned. republican's problem is they

can't win the mid term, they can't take the senate if they do immigration reform and can't win the white house or be a national party if they don't. you have the republicans in just as much of a bind as the democrats. it is a fascinating case of political challenges and horrible choices on both sides. >> thanks for being with us today. >> the u.s. and nato are pushing for afghanistan to sign a security agreement by september. nato's outgoing secretary general stressed the need for it during a meeting with president obama at the white house. he said not signing that deal could lead to severe problems. >> it is a precondition for our continued presence in afghanistan that the bilateral security agreement between the united states and afghanistan is signed, followed by a signature

on the nato status of forces agreement. these security agreements must be signed. if not, we are not able to stay after 2014. >> some afghans we've seen celebrating on tuesday when preliminary results of an election run off declared one candidate as the winner. his opponent is contesting that, claiming fraud allegation. both candidates are in favor of signing security pacts with the u.s. >> high level talks kicked off between american and chinese officials. secretary of state john kerry is in beijing meeting with the chinese president. both sides say it's important to have competition, not conflict. the u.s. has not taken sides in the south chain in a sea dispute but has been critical of beijing's actions there. >> passing legislation or abortion, in mississippi that has left one clinic open and two

doctors performing abortions. one of those doctors who works there travels a long way to fill the void. we met with him in his hometown of chicago. >> this is the key to the department here in chicago. these are the keys to my apartment in mississippi. >> dr. willie parker lives and works in two worlds. twice a month, he's packed a bag and hit the road for the past two years. the chicago-based gynecologist travels to where he cease the most need. >> eye deli, i travel mid-day, sometimes i end up leaving a little bit later and arrive at night and then have a full day the following day in the clinic. >> his final destination, the heart of the deep south. >> here in jackson sits the last remaining abortion clinic in the entire state of mississippi, known as the pink house. many travel hundreds of miles from some of the poorest rural communities, looking for medical attention here. >> we're in mississippi, so you

have a right to stand your ground! >> outside, protestors try to discourage women from going inside. >> does anybody care? little black boys and girls are being decimated here. >> inside, the waiting room is full. >> i expect to be here two to three hours, no bags, purses or children are allowed. >> on the day we visited, 39 women were waiting to see dr. parker. >> he's going to tell you what the risks are, he's going to tell you what to expect. >> once inside, they undergo group counseling and meet one-on-one with dr. parker. >> i'll be taking care of you. >> after the 24 hour state waiting period is met, he goes from exam room to exam room. >> i know you don't want to be here. i know you're a little scared, don't know what to expect, that's why i'm telling you everything in advance. that's a tough one, never had a pelvic exam. >> rachel is 23 years old and in a committed relationship.

despite birth control, she became pregnant. the calm doesn't want to be parents. she told us if the clinic were closed, she'd have to travel three hours to new orleans for care. >> i think people don't realize that the people who need abortions can't even afford to of a doctor in the first place. >> the governor has vowed to make mississippi an abortion-free state. >> now there are all these barriers that make it so difficult as to be impractical. mississippi makes it hard to access abortion. >> in 2012, a law requires doctors who perform abortion to say secure hospital admitting privileges. so far, no local hospital has granted them to dr. parker or piss heartner, the only two abortion partners in the state. a lawsuit has bought time, but if it fails, they may be forced

to close. >> the central question becomes is it right. even if it's not popular or politically expedient, you have to do what your conscience tells you is right. about 12 years ago for me, my conscience told me the right thing to do is make sure this care is available for women. >> for now, dr. parker will continue traveling to mississippi providing abortion care to women who soon may have nowhere to turn. jackson, mississippi. >> in massachusetts, lawmakers are looking at new rules over protests at abortion clinics. a lot of patients felt threatened walking past protestors. >> police in connecticut say a 15-month-old died tuesday after left inside a sweltering car, the latest in cases involving children left in hot cars. we are joined now from washington, d.c. a new study came out that shows how widespread this problem is. what did we learn? >> >> well, san francisco state

university researchers looked at the last 14 years, found there were over 600 incidents of children left unattended in cars. in most of those, over half, the parents said they did this inadvertently, if he were forgotten by whoever was caring for them at the time. in a third of those cases, the children were playing unattended when this happened. in one out of five case, they believe it was intentional. >> is anything being done about this latest wave of kids that we're seeing left in hot cars? >> it seems like it's happening a lot more. actually, the numbers don't bear that out. so far, if you compare this period so far this year to last year, there have been fewer incidents, but certainly, there have been some like the one we've followed in georgia that is well. ized. in terms of what authorities are doing, they're trying to remind parents, put something in the

back of the car if you're busy, and unfortunately, something tragic like this may be likely to happen, put something in the back of the car, your purse, briefcase or shoe, something you'll be sure to get to you don't forget the child in the car. >> hard to believe, thank you. >> customers saying it felt like it was being a kid in the candy store, except the store was selling marijuana. washington state opening doors to legal marijuana sales. there's a backlog for licenses to sell marijuana in the state. only a handful of stores were able to start selling tuesday. customers are part of history. >> very liberate. i never thought i'd see this in this lifetime, ever. >> washington is the second state to legalize recreation at marijuana. colorado began its sales new year's day. >> new york city will be taking it easy on marijuana relied prosecutions. the brooklyn d.a. will start dismissing charges against people caught up with small

amounts of the drug as long as they have minimal to no criminal charges. >> let's look at other headlines around the world. tensions between russia and ukraine rising below the water level, and we were actually being correct, russia captured ukraine's military attack dolphins and now ukraine wants them back. these dolphins hunt mines and kill frog man with knives attached to their bags. >> i think they were trained to do that. i don't know if they actually did that. >> we will have to talk to the dolphin to say find out. they had a stop research because ukraine was tight on money, russia says they can continue that research. >> flying friendlier monday, u.s.a. said passengers were treated to pizza on the pilot after the flight had been diverted to bad weather. we've herd nicole describe that weather. this plane bound for denver had to stop in wyoming, the passenger's had to wait on the

tarmac for hours, the captain bought them pizzas. >> famed author j.k. rowling, a short story into the adult life of harry. harry is now 34, has a bit of graying in his hair. they say the red head kid. >> ron. >> beasley, his hair is start to go thin. weasley. >> you get the full article on july 11. you can find everything out. >> all the inside stuff. >> critics are calling the immigration crisis at our borders an invasion. >> we'll talk to one man who believes that president obama's lack of action is unconstitutional. >> one man learning the hazards of his job the hard way. how he broke free from these crocodile jaws and his surprising reaction to being

bit. >> there may be a reason that you can't remember certain things better than others. how your brain stores memories is our discovery of the day.

the coverage gap only on al jazeera america >> final now for our discovery the day and perhaps why stephanie and i could not remember ron weasley's name, it's about your brain and why memories seem to run together. >> scientists looked at 15 pages for how their brains store information and memory land on top of each other. the brain likes to maximize storage space, putting memories in the same spot. >> that might explain why we get confused trying to remember similar events. those with storage spaces that are bigger get less confused. the more you learn, the more

that space gross. size doesn't matter. einstein had a small plane. >> >> president obama is asking congress for funds to hire more immigration judges and asylum officers and help build new detention centers. u.s. centereds have been overrun with immigrants in recent months, most of them children fleeing dangerous central american countries. douglas gibbs joins us from san diego this morning. thank you for your time and being with us here on aljazeera. president obama's asking for almost $4 billion to address this in flux of illegal immigrants and debate is raging over what to do with these people. your city has become a symbol of this conflict. what are the protestors in murietta standing for?

>> they are trying to protect their community. i'm just a concerned citizen not an organizer. we want to protect our city, and a great example to really explain that is four weeks ago, my 3-year-old granddaughter was diagnosed with hand and foot disease, a four day viral infection. it hit home. >> what does that have to do with these children? do you know of any actual cases -- >> yes, absolutely. >> -- in the community and exposing the community to contagious disease. >> the doctor said this is not common to our area and has spiked dramatically in the last couple of months. these illegal immigrants being brought in for the last eight months, but the numbers have increased over the last couple months, and so there's a direct correlation. we have a border patrol agent that has tested positive for tuberculosis. the last load of 140 illegal

immigrants brought into the city, 38 of >> what do you think should be done with these folks? >> unfortunately what has happened is, and this is part of the reason for that 2008 law which really makes it now illegal for us to deport children back to these countries that are not bordering the united states is we would try to deport them back, the governments wouldn't take them back, reversed it. it puts us into a situation. that's why really the way to solve this problem, because we're being overrun, we are unable to handle these numbers and it's taxing our system. the way to resolve it is to secure the border in the first place. >> help us understand why the

anger in murietta is directed at the m migrants. >> we have people that have crossed the border in their same clothes that they cross the border in. the federal government ships them to murietta, not scened to handle these numbers. the facility is designed to handle 20 at a time and they're bringing in by a couple hundred at a time. the facility is basically a concrete floor with a handful of steel benches. they are not fed, they are not bathed, reds on the road as homeless people. it's just not fair to us or them.

my wife made the equip last saturday that, you know, it's illegal to drop a dog off on the side of the road because it's in humane, yet the federal government is doing this with thousands and thousands of people. to ad to that, my wife immigrated here legally as a child from mexico, naturalized in 2007. this is a slap in the face to people like her who went through the process, a process that's there to protect us from disease and so forth. >> you mentioned the process, it is a little more complicated than dropping people off in the streets. they are no longer head to go your town, appears that it worked, these protests. >> right. >> thanks for your time. >> in our next hour, we'll have much more with live reports from the white house and texas, where the president is headed today. >> the typhoon that struck japan

weakening now but still causing problems. we have the latest. >> yesterday morning, we were talking about some of those southern islands of japan getting the brunt that have. this is what this was looking like yesterday, so very good development, definite eye as it was moving through there, and if you've ever heard me talk about my military reserve job flying into storms, they don't do that on this side of the world. you try to estimate strength without having the actual data, you can definitely see this is falling apart. as it moves forward mainland japan, still bringing heavy rain. that is going to be the concern especially given the terrain there. >> caught on camera, an animal trainer attacked by a crocodile at a zoo in australia. visitors were watching when the thinner offered the crocodile a steak.

the crock latched on to his hand. >> i don't think he intentionally went for my hand. i touched him in his jaws. >> he managed to escape. he said he fell on the crock's head. he said no hard feelings, said they will work together again. >> trading fire, israel makes more than 160 air strikes on gaza as hamas rockets fly at tel aviv and other cities. >> the obama administration goes to capitol hill asking for billions to solve the immigration crisis at the border, as the president himself heads to texas to meet with a prominent critic. >> brazil's world cup team comes to an end and they have to watch the rest of the matches from the sidelines. >> democrats trying to reverse a decision, making plans to force hobby lobby to provide

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>> until death do us part, a bride, groom and guests running for cover as rockets fly over israel. >> the mighty mississippi bursting its banks, but mother nature may be showing signs of helping. residents in the floodplain, we're live in a town that's nearly underwater. >> jubilation for germany, a beat down for brazil, the host of the world cup taking one of the worst beatings in the history of the tournament. brazilians are still in shock. welcome to al jazeera america, i'm del walters. >> i'm stephanie sy. >> the white house is trying to deal with the surge of undocumented immigrants coming into the country. president obama is traveling to texas today. >> in washington, administration officials will pitch congress the latest plan from the president for emergency funds and reforms at the border.

yesterday, the homeland security going to central america, warning parents to keep their children at home. >> the children who make it to our border will be taken care of while they are in our custody, but in most cases, they are unlikely to qualify for any report of humanitarian relief and under our legal process, they must be returned home. >> we have team coverage on this story. jonathan martin is at the border but we begin with mike viqueira in washington the administration expecting to present a plan before the senate this morning. tell us about what the president is asking for. >> prospects are sketchy before congress, bipartisan criticism with what the president wants to do. much more than we expected, $3.7 billion is what president obama is asking congress for to help combat this problem, and as secretary of home land security jay johnson says, stem the tide.

what would this money do? beef up the border patrol, speed up the enforcement and deportation of some of these families from central america who are traveling with children. it would provide $1.8 billion once these unaccompanied children and families are here to care for individuals. that goes to the department of health and human services. the secretary of home land security was in guatemala and talked about the efforts that the administration is doing to try to stem the tide at the source. >> we are adding resources to bring criminal prosecutions against the smuggling organizations, the coyotes, and we hope to do that in the united states and we hope to do that in partnership with the governments of mexico and here in central america. >> a lot of criticism in congress, the $3.7 billion,

unclear whether it will get through. republicans say border security should come first, democrats upset about the tougher deportation tactics. >> rick perry, the president is going to meet with him today. what are the expectations ahead of that meeting. >> this is a previously scheduled trip. the president has no fewer than three fundraisers in texas. republicans, even democrats say he should do that. instead, he's going to meet with faith based leaders in dallas to talk about the situation. >> the president will not be making a stop at the border. critics have called for obama to get a firsthand look at the in flux of applying grants coming into the u.s. he will stop in dallas and austin, cities more than 500 miles from the border. jonathan martin is live in texas near the border. you're more than 500 miles from

where the president is going to land today. what is the reaction to the president not coming there? >> a lot of local officials and congressman not happy that he is not coming, considering the president has called this a humanitarian crisis. they believe because of that, he should be here to see what's going on firsthand. >> migrant women and children are given supplies they need for a place to spend the night. some hope to take a bus out of town to be reunited with loved ones, but for others, the journey is unknown, but preferable to the alternative. >> they fear for the lives of their children. the moms are saying that they'd rather risk the difficulties they will face along the way and what they're going through than know that their family, their child will be killed some day

right there on their door steps. >> those stories are repeated over and over as borders inundated with thousands of families and unaccompanied minors entering the u.s. illegally. >> outside of houston, a city approved a measure banning city agencies from cooperating with federal officials to house or process undocumented immigrants. >> until the people in washington get their act together, you can't depend on the city council at league city to deal with an immigration problem. >> meanwhile as the president lands in texas this afternoon, continued criticism for his refusal to not visit the border and see what he calls a humanitarian crisis firsthand. >> with all due respect, i think he can do better. he should go down to the border. >> he needs to see this for himself and not rely on miss advisors, because this is a

crisis that's ongoing. >> it has overwhelmed texas as it continues to send plane loads of women and children to detention centers in california. >> again. the president does not have plans at this point to visit the border, although that could change. at this point he plans to meet with governor rick perry and religious leaders later today to talk about the issues here, getting down to specifics about how the federal government can help. >> how are pro immigration advocates respond to go mr. obama's visit? >> there's actually a rally this week. we understand a rally is happening tomorrow in light of the president's visit. one of the rallies involves a three day vigil or rally being held outside one of the shelters where a lot of these children are housed. basically, a lot of the pro groups are saying that they

don't believe deporting these children is the right thing to do, consider ago lot of them are fleeing because of violence in their home countries. they are trying to say deportation is not the right thing to do. that will sort of be the message in a couple of rallies that are being held tomorrow. >> we will have much more on the unfolding immigration crisis in our next half hour. just ahead, a look at the legal loophole allowing many migrants to stay in the u.s. we'll talk to a border patrol agent about their struggle dealing with this influx. >> we continue to cover more air strikes and rocket fire between israel and gaza. israel's aerial assault killing 40, including women and children. israel said its shot down several rockets aimed at tel aviv. no deaths have been reported oh in that viewence in israel. six deaths came in the last few

hours. we are live in southern israel. all of the casualties have been in gaza, but this is having a psychological effect on the other side, as well. >> israel officials say there are more rockets fired and reaching farther and farther into israel. we spent time with a community between here and the gaza border, which is right back there. it really shows an example of how much fear and how much hostility is spreading across israel. >> even though he's just half a mile from the gaza war, he feels at home. for 25 years, he lived only collective farm supervising the agriculture that feeds 280 people. >> i like this place very much. >> he lives here with his wife and 13-year-old daughter. they both love it here, but for the daughter, it's time to go. >> it's where i grew up, but if

the situation remains this way and i continue to be scared, i'll move to another area. watch her face. [ explosion ] >> that sound was a rocket landing just 500 feet away. the rockets fire from gaza spread fear and sear images into every member of this community. firefighters show up minutes later. the community expects these kind of attacks. >> we just heard another boom, you flinched a little bit. are you used to this? >> no, you cannot get used to it. >> that kind of attack has led him to lose is understanding and sympathy. he used to have friends in gaza, today curses them with a smile. >> if that's what they do, i

understand nothing. [bleep] >> at the edge, a hill provides the best views of gaza. some sympathy as a spectator sport. >> i wanted to see how we strike back. >> do you support this operation? >> we have to show them who is the psycho in the neighborhood. ok? >> the psycho. >> the psycho in the neighborhood. >> tonight, they're praying that israel strikes even harder. >> that was nick schiffron reporting live for us in southern israel. we want to show you something now concerning a dramatic scene taking place during an israel wedding. [ sirens ] [ screaming ] >> this video was shot tuesday night just south of tel aviv.

an israeli couple celebrating their wedding and then the sirens go off. they saw the first rocket flying above them, then this happened. that's the second rocket that was intercepted by a iron dome defense system you hear so much about. the entire wedding including the bride and groom had to run for cover. >> tens of thousands more iraqis are packing their bags and abandoning homes in search of safety, getting on any transportation to go north and atried the fighting that has overwhelmed that country. some have waited for days as a crossing near the occurred issue area. we are in baghdad. in the last few minutes, iraq's prime minister has made statements that are very critical of the occurred issue leader. what's he been saying? >> well, this was his regular televised weekly address. he used it this time to attack the kurds. he said that the kurdish town

anded occurred issue people are providing a safe haven for islamic state, sunni rebels and for al-qaeda. he wasn't going to forget that they'd done this. he also said that what was going on was un10able and that the kurds have to take responsibility. it's the strongest words we've seen him use against the kurds for a very long time. now, we know that there's no islamic state fighters within the kurdish territories themselves. the islamic state said that, the iraqi authorities said that. he's likely referring to those critical of al-malaki. they said they are not going to fight against the rebels. they say it's time for him to

leave. >> is there aid coming in for those who have been displaced? >> well, at the very beginning of this crisis, it was very difficult for all of the aid agencies to get in and bring aid. four weeks into the crisis now, it's nowhere near enough. the u.n. faces a massive shortfall in funding. as to all of the other aid agencies, you have to realize that the kurdish territories hosted about 500,000 to 750,000 refugees. they were geared up for that. there's about 1.5 million refugees and internally displaced people that have come in to territories and there

simply isn't enough to go around. people are getting shelter wherever they can. there is a massive shortfall. they are trying, but there's nowhere near enough. >> thank you. >> also out of iraq today, reports that the islamic state is now in control of an old chemical weapons factory. in a letter to the u.n., iraqi officials said they would not be able to destroy those weapons because of the seizure. the complex houses remnants of rockets filled with deadly nerve agents. the munitions are degraded and the rebels will not be able to use them. >> high level talks between the u.s. and china with secretary of state john kerry in beijing meeting with the president. both sides say it's important to have competition, not conflict between the two sides. >> let me emphasize to you today, the united states does not seek to contain china, we welcome the emergence of a

peaceful, stable, prosperous china that contributes to the stability and the development of the region, and that chooses to play a responsible role in world affairs. >> the united states not taking sides in the south china sea dispute but has been critical of beijing's actions there. >> a powerful storm in new york killed four last night include ago mother and daughter. the severe weather left $50,000 people without power in madison kind in the syracuse area. strong winds destroyed four homes. one police lieutenant in the area said so many trees fell, it looked like a war zone. >> the severe weather turning deadly in maryland, storms rolling through a summer camp around 7:00. a child was killed, eight others injured, all of them as a christian camp. the kids were at an open air pavilion what the storms rolled in. the counselors didn't have enough time to make it to safety. >> that deadly weather has moved

out of the region. >> let's check in with our meteorologist nicole mitchell. >> definitely improving conditions, but this is a potent storm system. 400 reports of severe weather yesterday. with a couple of exceptions, almost every report was wind. everywhere you see the orange, that's different areas that saw wind damage. a lot of trees came down with it and some really impressive video of all of that, but some of this went through overnight. you might not have known it and you're waking up, wondering why there's trees down and power outages and that was the reason why, as all of this went through. behind the storm system, a more comfortable air mass, temperatures have dropped a few degrees especially in the midwest. hess humidity, so as long as you get through the storm cleanup, you've got relief in sight. >> nicole mitchell, thank you. >> it was one of the world's deadliest diseases before it was eradicated in 1980. >> a group of government workers just found vials of it from the 19 50's in a storage closet.

the discovery that put an entire lab on lockdown. >> this is freedom for the people who voted for this freedom. >> smoke 'em if you got 'em, legal pot on sale in washington state. how long will the supplies last? >> a death owe defying rescue, a man who risked his life to save a stranger, a clip captured by one of our citizen journalists around the world. >> in gaza, raging flames as israel ramps up air strikes on the palestinian territory. you can see the smoke as the missiles continue to land.

>> next i knew, my feet left the rock said and in i went. >> a teen caught in the churning surf, this is in california. one witness jumped in to save him, but he, too, gets caught in the waivers. rob mcnulty pulled both to safety, started c.p.r. on the teen, everyone survived. >> when you think of mexico, this is not what you usually think about, hail, pounding the streets, creating rivers of

melting ice, drivers were warned to take shelter as that powerful storm rolled through. >> in brazil, a hero's welcome home despite defeat, thousands of fans greeting costa ricas team. they made history with their first ever trip to the quarter finals in the world cup. >> senate democrats hope they can override the supreme court's decision in the hobby lobby case, backing a bill that would ban for-profit companies from denying health coverage specifically contraceptives for religious reasons. it is expected to be voted on next week. >> an unsettling surprise for u.s. scientists. they were cleaning up a storage room in a government facility when they found a box containing vials with a deadly disease.

>> we are talking about the very serious virus, small pox. >> that's right. the scientists immediately realized the gravity of the situation, put the lab and lockdown with local enforcement guarding the vials as they decided what to do next. it is one of the deadliest diseases to affect mankind. some of the images you are about to see are graphic. >> the scientific community is in shock over the discovery of a deadly disease essentially eradicated decades ago. small pox covers the body in boils and kills its victims. there was a successful campaign to vaccinate the population word wide. the small pox samples lived on in only two labs in the world, one in siberia and one at c.d.c. headquarters in atlanta. last week, when workers on the campus of the national in statutes of health in maryland

were clearing an old lab, they came across several vials packed in a cardboard box, shoved in the back of a cold refrigerator. each vile labele labeled. they are believed to be from the 1950's. health officials immediately contacted a handful of government agencies, including the national security council and the f.b.i. >> c.d.c.'s response was swift and celebrity, to ensure public safety and to try to get to the root cause of what had happened. >> the newly discovered vials are now in atlanta at the c.d.c., security tonight there one need an eye scan to gain access. over the next two weeks, scientists will put the samples through rigorous test to go find if these particular vials are

infectious. all samples will be destroyed. >> as we told you, images of small pox is certainly disturbing. getting rid of the live samples is a priority for the government. law enforcement has long expressed concern over what would happen if terrorists got ahold of the virus and possibly used it as a weapon. >> >> a prominent new york city tomorrow sift faces charges he stole millions of dollars worth of oxycodone. he was it is head pharmacist at beth israel medical center. prosecutors say he took pills worth more than $5.5 million. he insists he used the pills himself and did not sell them. >> ford pulling more cars off the road, recalling 100,000 vehicles in north america. the company says it is for safety reasons, including the risk of rollovers. the largest recall affects the 2013 and 2014 ford taurus, lincoln mks and police

interseptemberror distance. owners will be notified by next month. >> honda expanding its air bag recall, doubling the number to 1 million. passenger side air bags in early model cars can unexpectedly explode. the incidents happen where heat and humidity are high. >> pot smokers in washington state can legally buy we'd. the first time to buy was yesterday. >> it's awesome, we get to buy legal marijuana, man. >> it feels like a street party. hundreds of people wait to go spend money for the first time on legal recreational marijuana. >> this is freedom for the people who voted for this freedom. >> i want to check it out and

just, you know, buy what they have, whatever sparks my interest, to support it and be a part of it. >> you want to be part of history. >> yeah. >> cannabis city, seattle's first pot store misses its planned opening by 15 minutes. >> it doesn't matter to the customers. >> it's like a candy store. it's like chocolate. you'll never get enough. >> prices are double the cost of marijuana medicine or pot on the black market. many stores haven't completed licensing and inspections. on day one of recreational sales, only a handful of stores are open statewide. cannabis city owners said customers thanking him. >> if i hadn't won the lottery and put this together, i would be in line. this is wonderful.

>> allison holcomb wrote the initiative voters approved in 2012. >> it's a game changer. this is really when washington state has turned the corner on the war on drugs. >> at cannabis city, they are calling this day a success and celebration. aljazeera, seattle. >> recreational pot is also legal in colorado, where some 200 locations are now licensed to sell. >> a feisty donald sterling taking the stand to stop the sale of the los angeles clippers. he testified for about an hour on tuesday, going back and forth with his wife's lawyer, berating the attorney. he argued that she can't sell the team without his permission, because he revoked the family trust. >> president obama headed to testimony. his staffers try to sell a multi-billion dollars immigration solution. >> if a parent arrives with a child, they're given permission to go into the u.s. >> we'll talk about the law that

took effect before the president took office, allowing immigrants to enter the country. >> the mighty mississippi bursts its banks. >> let's call it a tale of two countries, delight in germany, bummer in brazil, one of the worst world cup defeats in word cup history. >> a look at our images of the day, brazil fans unable to contain their emotions as their team suffers an embarrassing 7-1 loss. the germans scored five goals within the first three minutes, leading to the first competitive home game loss since 1975, a crushing blow for the world cup host country.

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strike, which have continued overnight in gaza. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. >> i'm stephanie sy. just ahead, chaos, world cup fans fleeing in fear. the dispute on the beach. >> in california, penalties for anyone wasting water. >> while republicans blame the white house for the surge in illegal border crossings at the border. >> some of questioning why, the root of the problem goes back to before the president took office. we have more on what is called often overlooked legislation. >> it's called the william wilbur force trafficking victims protection reoutization act of 2008, signed into law by george w. bush less than a month before he left office. named for a 19th century abolitionist, the law broadened legal protection for migrants, thanks to bipartisan support and

strong backing from evangelical groups, the house and senate passed it unanimously. it said only children from mexico and canada can immediately be turned around and sent home. the rest like the thousands now coming from central america get a chance to tell an immigration judge whether they were the victims of abuse or a crime. during the process, they have to be held in the least restrictive setting available and if possible, reunited with a family member. the white house and it allies say this law combined to soaring violence in central america, not lax border enforcement are the roots of the problem. they say it has tied their hands dealing with the current wave of children. according to government records, published in the los angeles times, deportation of minors peeked in 2008, and plummet the of the after that. then there's the backlogs in the

nation's immigration courts which took off in 2008. most children will end up staying in the u.s. for years while their cases make their way through the legal system. regardless of whether it's true, it's this lag time that's helping fuel the rumors of permits for children to stay in the u.s. listen to what these honduran migrants told us. >> we went because of the permit they are giving minors to stay there. we heard if a parent arrived with a child, they are given permission to go into the u.s. >> we heard if we presented our receivers with our daughter to migration authorities in the u.s. when we made it to the other side of the river that they'd give us a permit. >> even child welfare officials in honduras aren't sure what the policy is. >> seeing all this people make this kind of decision, i thought it might be true. who knows. now i'm learn that go it's a big lie. >> that was paul beban reporting. right now the backlog in

prosecuting immigration stands at two years. the president's proposal would add judges and staff to move cases along, as well as other expenses. a border patrol agent and spokesman for the national border patrol union joins us from san diego this morning. thank you for your time. tell me, how are border agents dealing with all this? how overwhelmed are they, how overworked are they? >> the situation on the ground is very difficult. agents are put ago lot of time and effort to prosecute these people. we come across hardship cases once in a while, but do the best we can while they're in our custody. that's what they'll do with everybody that comes across. >> president obama is asking for almost $4 billion to keel with this in flux of my grants. 433 mail of that will go to the department of homeland security for customs and border protection. in your view, where is this money most needed now to stop

the flow and address those that are already here? >> i can tell you that some of our stations right now, we do not have the supplies to do basic cleaning and having ourselves to be sanitized. because of the budget we had from last year and sequestration that is hitting us now. you say i need certain supplies for cleaning, they say that is going to come out of the station budget. we don't have money in the station budget. that money is going to help out immediately. border patrol overtime would help agents expand time on the border in enforcement. >> does the president's budget, $4 billion, does it include that he is issues you've just raised? >> no, it doesn't. right now, we're talking about drones, talking about working together, those are great ideas, but we need something physical, immediate right now. >> you talk about the sanitation of the border patrol agents,

which i imagine is important, especially because we are hearing reports that border agents have gotten scabies. first, is is that true? >> yeah, that's true. >> we interviewed somebody from murietta. i know you were there, as well. do you think that those protestors' anger is justified? is there a public health concern that contagious illnesses could get out into the wider community? >> there's always a potential and possibility. what's happening right now, they're having agents use a script to ask questions and they consider that medical screening. that's not a medical professional. we need medical professionals within our facilities taking temperatures, taking blood, doing actual physical exam. >> that's not happening. >> no, it's not. >> is there a possibility that some of these kids and their mothers will be released without a complete medical screening? >> they are being medically screened, the minimum, but they have been released into our communities, so there's the

potential right there. >> spokesman for the san diego chapter of the national border patrol union, joining us this morning. thank you. >> we want to turn to california. people there who waste water could face hefty fines. the state's water board said they could charge anyone who violates the tight water restrictions up to $500 a day. california is under a state of emergency because of an historic drought. the governor wants water usage cut 20%. >> the mississippi continues to rise this morning, expecting to crest 10 feet above flood level today. clarksville, missouri, businesses and homeowners there are financially strapped and have now been forced to fend for themselves. that's where we find diane this morning. how are things looking there this morning? >> here in clarksville, they have prepared for this flood for the last several days. we are on a road that runs

parallel with the river, and for the last several days, a lot of the businesses for about a week now have been putting up sandbags, they've been putting sandbags in. you can see they're also pumping water out of their basements. a year ago, the community was able to build a barrier that ran several blocks along this road. they just don't have the money to do that this year. while this flood is not expected to be as bad as previous floods, mayor joanne smiley still expects there to be damage to infrastructure. >> usually there's damage to streets and sidewalks, some you don't know about until it's over. if the water has gotten into places that you don't recognize it's seeped in, it can do damage to walls and so fort. >> because this flooding has not been as widespread as previous floods, the community doesn't think there's going to be probably any money from the federal government or the state, so they'll probably end up

having to pay for this themselves. >> the sign over your shoulder says touch the mississippi, but are the residents now tired of touching the mississippi and going through this over and over and over again? >> it has flooded here six of the last 10 years, and when you live along the river, when you live in these river communities, this is something that you come to expect, but still, there's frustration. i know some of the residents think that the community should be doing more. >> you have to stay here and fight for your town, no matter what, whether it's crime or mother nature one to have fight for it. >> the good news is it looks like the weather's going to be cooperating at least through today and tomorrow. it looks as though the river may be receding at this point, so hopefully, the village of

clarksville or the town of clarksville may be out of the woods. >> thank you very much. >> what is the forecast today? you do it. >> i think we should turn to nicole mitchell. >> fighting over talking to me. you can see the clear skies through the northern part of the midwest. that's very beneficial, although this system, the same that brought the severe weather to the northeast yesterday moved through, adding to the flooding going on because the midwest had seen heavy rain over the last couple weeks. that bulge down the mississippi of heavy rain where it is now cresting is moving southward. northern cities, the waters receding. as it goes southward, you see some of them cresting now. this is the same system that brought the severe weather through the northeast into especially the overnight period, all that have wind damage clearing out, so we have much more comfortable air mass behind all of this, but you can still

see where the bottom part of that front plays through the south. that's our firing point for showers and stores today, to really, especially in the heat of the afternoon hours and a little improvement by friday. you can see the cusp of that. one other place we have a monsoon flow, which also enhances especially the afternoon showers and thunderstorms, at a little more spotty is into the southwest. more widespread as we get into the southern tier of the country and kind of watching those same areas into tomorrow. as i said, that front did bring some cooler, less humid air behind it. i think i'm even more excited about the fact that there's less humidity with all of this than the drop in the temperatures. that makes it so much more comfortable out there. >> i'm excited about that, too. thank you.

>> jubilation for germany, thousands watch as a dominant german team hammered host nation brazil 7-1, handing brazil the worst world cup loss ever and ending its chances to win the cup on home soil. players and coaches have put tuesdays game behind them and are focusing on sunday's final. for brazilian fans, they may be having a tougher time. we have been talking to them. >> the team with the most to lose lost more than just a world sup semifinal. it lost much of the respect and affection of its countrymen. >> we've been humiliated. this wasn't a match. they ran all over us. our team was lying dead in the field. i feel shame, humiliation, even worse, because it happened right here in our own country. >> with every new goal from the german team, five in just the

first half hour of play, disbrief, panic and dismay turned into fury. without their star striker, namar, their team they say collapsed. >> it has been proven that our team is not without namar. >> people are leaving, but the riot police in position, afraid that the humiliation and sadness could turn to anger and violence. >> just a few hours earlier, tens of millions of brazilians were preparing to cheer for brazil's national team, while dreaming about going on to win the final. >> we're not nervous. we believe our team can do it with the support of 200 million brazilians.

>> they knew the game would be tough against germany, that they could lose, but not like this, and not issue a country where football is not just a sport, but a part of the national identity. in the end, fans did what brazilians often do when they're sup jet, seek solace in their music. the words of this samba speaking of better days to come. aljazeera. >> we are joined from sao paulo. i'm not sure samba can cure this. this is not the way it was supposed to end for brazil. >> it was not supposed to end this way, stephanie. this was the world cup being held here in brazil, where brazilians hoped to get their sixth world title here on home turf. that clearly is not going to happen now. it really was a sense of shock

that brazilians are waking up to this morning after this deteat. it's not so much they lost to germany. germany is a very big team. brazil is playing without two players. it was more how they lost. this is one of the major sao paulo newspapers, reading "national team suffers their worst loss in history." one more newspaper here, the other major newspaper, the headline "humiliation at home." that's how a lot of fans feel this morning. >> is there any chance that if argentina wins against the negligenter lands, brazil may cheer for them? >> well, i usually don't make pricks, but i can pretty much tell you the answer to that question is probably going to be

no. >> ok. >> brazil and argentina has a huge rivalry and no matter what happens in today's game, i can tell that you brazilians probably will not be rooting for argentina no matter what happened yesterday. there's a deep rivalry there. i guess anything's possible at this point, given that loss that brazil had, but no, probably there's going to be no cheering for argentina in brazil. >> they may still be crying on sunday. reporting from sao paulo, thank you. >> this happened along brazil's beach, hundreds gathering to watch the world cup. a gang pulled off a mass robbery, lead to go panic. the gang grabbed the necklaces and pocketbooks from the frightened soccer fans as they ran away. others say it was not a robbery, just a fight. stay tuned. >> spending big bucks on a

beautiful piece of art. >> how do you know that it is a priceless painting and not a very expensive fake? we'll talk to folks who make their living from art. >> good, clean fun in a giant pit of mud, the not so dirty little secret that's been happening for over a quarter century. the new al jazeea america mobile news app. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news >> they will continue looking for suvivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now @to al jazeera.

>> only on al jazeera america. >> oh my! >> we showed you the agony of defeat. this is what the thrill of victory looks like. this is hamburg, germany, fans celebrating their team's huge victory, 7-1 over brazil. i thought i'd throw that scoring out one more time. >> fortunatelying art and big business, a man who made a living forging the work of others. >> let's look at wet weather across the u.s. today.

meteorologist nick mitch is back. you've got something back there. >> it's not the u.s. it would not be good. this is impacting japan. as i mentioned earlier, unlike the united states where we fly planes into storms to see what their current category is, other parts of the world, you don't have that, so you do it based on the satellite presentation. this was what we would call a major hurricane. look at the steam has this has lost, but it's caused damage. okinawa, as it passed by, causing not only the high surf, but areas of wind damage. now the concern as it moves into mainland japan, because of terrain, it's losing its steam wind-wise, but bringing moisture along with it. with the terrain, flooding landslides, that's the concern now. >> nicole mitchell, thank you very much. >> more americans are hanging up on land line phones.

four in 10 households are cell phone only, double what researchers found. the midwest had the highest number of cell phone only homes, but some phones have no phones at all. >> a painting returned to venezuela, the painting was stolen from caracas museum in the early 2000s. a couple tried to sell it to an undercover agent in miami for $750,000. it's worth $3 million. the exact date when it was stolen is unknown, because the thieves put a fake painting in its place. imagine spending money for a pointing to find it's fake. we met an art fraud expert to learn more about the effort to end the practice. >> this home is filled with

beautiful art. most people would never suspect that many are forgeries, but revealing art fraud is her business. >> the hand held x-ray fluorescent gun can detect an elemental composition of the painting. >> she says technology like this is just one tool she uses to help authenticate paintings. >> what we can see here is the clear presence of titanium, and titanium was an element that was in use commercially in paints until 1974. >> she said this kind of scientific analysis is helping her business boom. >> throughout history, we have seen that connoisseurs can be wrong and oftentimes spectacularly so. not only is it a subjective art, but it's also incredibly difficult to remain unbuysed. >> are we all done at $17 million? fair warning, and selling for

$7 million. sold. >> as the price of art has risen, so has lawsuits against experts, leaving many to keep quiet about forgeries to avoid a legal battle. >> this used to be home to a revered art institution until it was brought down by a forgery scandal that's shaken the art world. it's prompted new york to consider new laws that protect artists from frivolous lawsuits. >> critics argue the forgery scandal could be a blessing in disguise. >> i'm happy to have market undermind, because the market is an insane bubble. if we can bring those prices down, that's a good thing. >> most in the art world are taking a second look at the process of authentication to make sure buyers are really getting what they pay for. aljazeera, new york. >> our guest knows a little something about forging. he made a living doing it and

wrote the book opinion it, the author of caveat emtore. he made millions with paintings so authentic he was investigated by the f.b.i. he is in tampa, florida this morning. you made the most of your living forging two american painters. how were you able to duplicate the crackings to make it look charge? >> i developed a process over the years to understand how paintings crack and age naturally, and reproduced those effects in an accelerated time frame. it's a complicated process, but it basically is the form of the

canvas that produces the cracks. >> if you went through all that have to create a fake, and obviously you're a very good painter, why didn't you just paint paintings and sell them? >> it seems like every time i tried to become a legitimate artist, circumstances conspired against me, and i felt i had to fall back on forgery, until it became a passion with me, and in time, it developed into a career that lasted over 30 years, and i enjoyed taking the risks and the thrill it gave me. >> one of your works, this is fat boy, sold for $700,000 at auction and it wasn't even a strict reproduction. tell us how you were able to pass this one off.

>> well, that was a creation in the style of martin johnson heave, the noted 19th century painter. it was an original competition i designed and it was created on a period antique painting of minor value that had been the original painting had been stripped off of the stretcher and canvas, then i applied my composition on there. it was presented to so ther by's for yo authentication and sold. i think the painter would be pleads with it him level. >> are you still faking

paintings? >> yes, but sell them legally as reproduction, but they're just as deceptive as ever. >> very honest man. >> i love the way he says he lives the risk-taking involved. >> if you like jumping into mud, westland, michigan was the place to be yesterday. >> they got a chance to do pretty much anything they wanted to do in a giant mud pit. >> mud day has been going on in that suburban detroit town for 26 years. love it. >> that's it for us here in new york. >> we leave you now with a live look in gaza. coming up, the latest on hundreds of air strikes hitting the palestinian territory as rocket fire from gaza continues. have a good morning. good morning.

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